How to Create Meaningful Plans in Jira?

Project planning is a critical aspect of ensuring the success of a project. Jira is a powerful tool that can help project managers and teams define their goals, identify risks and dependencies, and create comprehensive roadmaps to keep their projects on track. In this article, we'll explore how Jira's roadmaps functionality can be leveraged to … Continue reading How to Create Meaningful Plans in Jira?

Explaining Themes & Initiatives in Jira

Goals typically come from ambition. We define them as the success criteria needed to achieve the desired outcome. But what if we wanted to put the ambition itself inside the Jira hierarchy levels in order to better track, organize, and respond to change while working in an agile manner on something grand or company-wide? Enter … Continue reading Explaining Themes & Initiatives in Jira

Here’s How You Can Automatically Add Checklists To Your Jira Workflow

Having your to-do list available every time a new issue in Jira is created is quite a boon in terms of saving time and keeping everyone on the same page. And while Jira does not have checklist functionality by default, you can use a 3rd party plugin to automate your Jira ticket workflow.  When should … Continue reading Here’s How You Can Automatically Add Checklists To Your Jira Workflow

How to Migrate From Server to Cloud or Data Center

February 15, 2022 marked a significant milestone in Atlassian’s Server EOL (End Of Life) roadmap. This was not the final step. We still have two major milestones ahead of us: end of new app sales in Feb 2023, and end of support in Feb 2024. In simpler words, businesses still have enough time to migrate … Continue reading How to Migrate From Server to Cloud or Data Center

You’ll want to use more Projects as templates in Jira and here’s why…

It’s fun to go on a merry-go-round when you are five. But for a thirty-something project manager, the “joy” of merrily doing the same thing over and over again is more akin to flashbacks from  ‘em cheesy 90’s action flicks.  Think about starting a new development project, for example. You have some fresh ideas, an … Continue reading You’ll want to use more Projects as templates in Jira and here’s why…

Best Practices For Manual Testing In Jira

While Jira is not the best tool for manual testing (it simply wasn’t built with QA in mind), it is - by far - the go-to choice for most software development projects.  Jira has gained its popularity thanks to its vast customization capabilities. In simpler words, there are ways to fine-tune it to meet the … Continue reading Best Practices For Manual Testing In Jira